Private house in Morlanwez, a sad little town that has seen better days.

Maison particulière à Morlanwez. Mélancolie wallonne...

Ilford Pan100 200iso R09 (Rodinal) 1+25 13'

Joensuu is a small town in Finland. It's name translates to: rivermouth or Joe'smouth :-) Sorry about the low resolution. Image got destroyed by some of the post processing apps I used last night :-)

It is a great feeling when the stormy weather, that lasts for days, suddenly breaks up isn't it. I popped to the Lake of Menteith after work on the chance the sun would make an appearance and for a few minutes the light was beautiful as it hit the autumnal foliage.

Canon EOS M50

EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

ƒ/7.1 15.0 mm 1/250 100

The geyser is located in the Haukadalur hot water valley in the south of the island. Its eruptions occur regularly at intervals of approx. 10 minutes. The boiling water column of Strokkur reaches a height of 25 to 35 m.

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Der Geysir befindet sich im Heißwassertal Haukadalur im Süden der Insel. Seine Ausbrüche erfolgen regelmäßig im Abstand von ca. 10 Minuten. Die kochende Wassersäule des Strokkur erreicht eine Höhe von 25 bis 35 m.

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Storm is coming! Furtuna se apropie!

Smile on Saturday - Less Is More (Minimalism)

A couple of Canon body caps and a Fitbit charging cable strategically placed on a yellow T-shirt. Hope this makes you smile on Saturday. :-)

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Nuremberg Castle (German: Nürnberger Burg) is a group of medieval fortified buildings on a sandstone ridge dominating the historical center of Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany.

The castle, together with the city walls, is considered to be one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortifications. It represented the power and importance of the Holy Roman Empire and the outstanding role of the Imperial City of Nuremberg.

In the Middle Ages, German kings (respectively Holy Roman Emperors after their coronation by the Pope) did not have a capital, but voyaged from one of their castles (Kaiserpfalz or Imperial castle) to the next. Thus, the castle at Nürnberg became an important imperial castle, and in the following centuries, all German kings and emperors stayed at the castle, most of whom on several occasions.

Nuremberg Castle comprises three sections: the Imperial castle (Kaiserburg), the former Burgraves' castle (Burggrafenburg), and the buildings erected by the Imperial City at the eastern site (Reichsstädtische Bauten).

The first fortified buildings appear to have been erected around 1000. Thereafter, three major construction periods may be distinguished:

•the castle built under the Salian kings respectively Holy Roman Emperors (1027–1125);

•a new castle built under the Hohenstaufen emperors (1138–1254);

•re-construction of the Palas as well as various modifications and additions in the late medieval centuries.

The castle lost its importance after the Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648). In the 19th century with its general interest in the medieval period, some modifications were added. During the Nazi period, in preparation of the Nuremberg party rally in 1936, it was "returned to its original state." A few years later, during World War II and its air raids in 1944/1945, a large part of the castle was laid in ruins. It took some thirty years to complete the rebuilding and restoration to its present state.

This image too is from Harbourville, N.S. It also illustrates many of the contributing elements that make this place so unique. The vivid colors on the homes that enhance the beauty of this village. The many colors used on the fishing vessels. And of course, the mud flats when the tide is out. This is all part of the Bay of Fundy, where tides are the most extreme in the world.

It would be an interesting conversation with the captain of this troller, to discover how it remains upright. Angled above the mud, precariously moored on an angle, and equipped with a "V" bottom. It all looks rather challenging to this untrained eye, but to them, just another day parked on the sidelines.

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Junior is hungry and no one is listening. Mom or Pop will come to the rescue soon with grubs. Thanks for visiting.

Spring is here, just outside my door!

This is a photo taken from Bain's Kloof Pass in South Africa. Recently there had been a forest fire, the tree is starting to rebloom.

Summer is over, and what a strange summer it has been for so many people around the world. Many people have doubts about what will happen concerning the pandemic, but it is nice to think about the beautiful things this hot season brought us. For the rest of my life I will have memories of those many happy moments. My summer took me to wonderful places that I shared through images and videos with the important people in my life. I like summers because millions of people smile and that is always a beautiful to me.

Is not a good shot, it was not easy to get good focus, but this is a very cute creature.

Ajolote / Axolotl / Ambystoma Mexicanum

ODC-Where I Live Is Known For...

This area of Upstate, NY is known for its beautiful waterfalls and gorges. In fact there's a saying here "ithaca Is Gorges!" It really is!!!

This is from my drive to town this morning. Winter has arrived.

This is part of the view on 17 Mile Drive, on the Monterey Peninsula. There are tons of beaches in California, but there are also a few very beautiful rugged places like this. A little south of Monterey is Big Sur, which is definitely one of the most beautiful places on the planet and it has a rugged coastline, like this. Most days you can see a lot of seals playing and sometimes a few dolphins leaping out of the water. It’s an idyllic and very beautiful place.

At last, we have finally received a measurable snowfall. It is 7:45 AM, and it looks like we have received 6 inches so far - and the snow continues to fall.

It is eerily silent outside. So quiet in fact - that you can hear that proverbial pin drop.

The animals must be settled into their hidey holes to wait out the storm, so Doc will not need to hurry out to the feeder stations this morning.

Because of the warm weather here in Alaska, bears are still roaming many areas of the state and people have recently been mauled by them. Hopefully the cooler weather and the snow will drive them into their dens.

In this photo you see our trusty old one ton truck blanketed in white, while the temperature sits at 17 degrees F. with no wind.

Macro Mondays 'what is that?' theme.

Answer can be found in the tags. Clue: it isn't plastic

The subject measures 5 cm in width

Here is my version of a garden sundae. There are at least half a dozen different types of cherry tomatoes from our garden. See close. The photo was taken in August 2021, with my trusty Olympus digital camera. Enjoy and stay well.

Porthgwarra is a relatively unknown Cornish Cove, largely owned by Lord St Levan (of St. Michael’s Mount). It is located just under 3 miles southeast of Land’s End. Once a thriving fishing cove, it now enjoys a peaceful existence surrounded by local wildlife.

Porthgwarra Beach is a popular spot for birdwatching, with a variety of seabirds and raptors visible from the cliffs. Dolphins or seals can sometimes be seen in the sea too. At low tide there is a very small beach, with an array of interesting rock pools and caves. Swimming is relatively safe within the confines of the Cove.

One of Porthgwarra's most interesting features is the cave running through part of the cliff; there is a rope to hang on to as it is treacherously slippery. Sometimes in the evening, bats may be seen flying in and out of the cave.

Porthgwarra Beach has a rich history, and visitors can explore the cove's network of tunnels which were once used for smuggling. There are also lots of reminders of Porthgwarra's fishing heritage, although today only one boat regularly works crab pots from there. However, its appearance in the hit TV series, Poldark, has gone some way to preserving memories of the harsh realities of fishing for pilchards in the eighteenth century.

This is the complete album for my visit of the church. --- www.flickr.com/photos/136891509@N07/albums/72157662775306...

This ukulele is one of several instruments that I have been fortunate enough to own. Koa is a wood only found in Hawaii and this instrument was made on the island of Oahu by Kanilea. Not only is it a work of art to look at, it sounds fantastic. It always amazes me that wood, glue a little steel and some strings can produce music that is able to stir our emotions.

De Sint-Quintinuskathedraal, toegewijd aan Quintinus, is in het centrum van Hasselt gelegen. De Sint-Quintinuskerk werd kathedraal bij de oprichting van het bisdom Hasselt in 1967. Tot dan waren de inwoners van de provincie Limburg leden van het bisdom Luik. Ze is tegelijkertijd parochiekerk van de Sint-Quintinusparochie. Het kathedraalkoor luistert er de pontificale vieringen op.

Geschiedenis

Met de bouw werd in de 11e eeuw begonnen. Uit die tijd stamt de uit ijzerzandsteen opgetrokken onderbouw van de toren (62 m hoog). Voor de rest is voor de toren mergel gebruikt (13e eeuw). De kerk zelf, zoals ze nu bestaat, is twee eeuwen jonger.

In de 16e eeuw bouwde men rond het reeds bestaande koor een omgang met vier kapellen.

Als rond 1560 hagenprekers uit Nederland in het prinsbisdom het protestantisme uitdroegen leidde Gerard van Groesbeek het verzet. Op 19 januari 1567 kreeg de kerk te maken met de Beeldenstorm en samen met Maaseik verklaarde deze stad zich kortstondig onafhankelijk. Sacramentshuis, beelden, zijaltaren en het hoogaltaar werden vernield. Gerard wist de orde te herstellen.

Zondagnamiddag 14 mei 1725 rond 19 uur sloeg de bliksem in op de torenspits, die vervolgens brandend door het noordwestelijk dakgebindte naar beneden viel. Hierbij werden beiaard, dak en orgel van de kathedraal vernield.

Nog datzelfde jaar werd de nieuwe, huidige torenspits op de toren geplaatst. Een restauratie volgde in de 19e eeuw en men plaatste neogotische glasramen. Enkele schilderijen komen uit de Abdij van Herkenrode. De Hasseltse kunstschilder Godfried Guffens versierde de kathedraal met muurschilderingen. Ze is voorzien van een beiaard.

De Sint-Quintinuskathedraal is sinds 1933 een beschermd erfgoed.

Boiling Springs

Woodward OK

Het is hier misschien iets rustiger, maar dat wil niet zeggen dat ik heb stilgezeten. Mijn archief is weer aangevuld met wat leuks. Bij gebrek aan treinen in eigen land trok ik nog eens naar de Brabantroute in Nederland aangezien de Betuweroute weer gesloten was in Duitsland. Ik twijfelde nog tussen een foto van die dag, maar ik hou het voor deze foto toch even in eigen land.

De spoorweg operatoren schieten in België tegenwoordig als paddestoelen uit de grond. Naast Medway, TCA en TCS is ook Certus Rail Solutions (dochteronderneming van Strukton in België) een frisse nieuwkomer op ons spoornet. Zij kochten de 2707 en 2731 van NMBS over waarna de locs in de TW van Antwerpen-Noord voorzien werden van bestickering. Zo'n 27 met alternatieve kleurtjes, je bent er voor of er tegen. Het staat de loc in ieder geval beter dan wat de graffiti "artiest" er van maakt. Vooral de kant met het rode front bevalt me eigenlijk wel goed.

Anyway, onder het motto "heel lang rijdt het niet meer" trok ik gisteren richting Kapellen en Ekeren. Certus ging namelijk wat werkmaterieel overbrengen van Roosendaal naar Gent-Zeehaven, met een tussenstop op Antwerpen-Noord. Zo zien we hier de 2731 met een balastploeg, een onderstopper, twee Gottwald kranen en een materiaalwagen de drie fotografen passeren in Kapellen.

This work is dedicated to my special friend Monika Strataki, wishing you strength, courage and determination! Sending you hugs, kisses, love, friendship and the very best of wishes!!

Think whatever makes you truly happy to think.

Gerold G. Jampolsky M.D. (1983) Teach Only Love.

The body feeds on man's words. Where those words are life-giving, they are health-producing.

Catherine Ponder, (1985, p 116-117) The Dynamic Laws of Healing Marina del Rey

Spend time thinking of what you want rather than what you don't want. - S. Roman, (1986, p. 24) Personal Power through Awareness

Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! xo💜💜

I'm not able to find enough time to follow my eyes! Everywhere I go I see something, but especially when is calm and relaxing like Maldives. The white sand itself gave me a lot of inspirational thoughts..

This is only about my second attempt at waterfall photography because there are not many down this way. This is a lovely spot called Osmington Mills on the Jurassic Coast. We were in Weymouth yesterday for an event. I knew it was going to be a cloudless sunset so I had an idea of coming here and filling the frame with the waterfall with some early evening light.

And I think its paid off with the help of my KASE circular polariser/6 stop filter.

I will definatly return on a more atmospheric day, lots of interesting rock ledges too.

“Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.” ~Albert Einstein.

Explore #102 April 30, 2009.

2021 primroses

The first flowers in my garden

For "Our Daily Challenge", topic: "A Fleeting Moment"

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3rd January catkins at Bradfield Woods! Spring is coming!

"To trust God in the light is nothing, but to trust him in the dark...that is faith."

C H Spurgeon

The Matterhorn is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the Pennine Alps, whose summit is 4,478 metres high, making it one of the highest summits in the Alps and Europe.

ALINE is a shape for Lelutka Evox Avalon. Shape with Eyebrow & Styling Card. By the lovely designer Marie Valin.

TRADITIONAL FACE - Bruna skin.

LELUTKA - EVOX - Avalon Head.

Sun is shining, the weather is sweet, yeah

Make you wanna move your dancing feet now

To the rescue, here I am

Want you to know, y'all, can you understand?

When the mornin´ gather the rainbow, yeah, yeah

Want you to know, I'm a rainbow too now

To the rescue, here I am

Want you to know, y'all, can you, can you, can you understand?

Sun is shining, the weather is sweet now

Make you wanna move your dancing feet, yeah

But to the rescue, here I am

Want you to know just if you can,

here I stand, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

Can you understand me now, baby?

Do you believe me?

BOB MARLEY

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this photo is part of "We are blind people made of colors" photo book published in a limited edition of 40 copies.

A line from the Beatles song Strawberry Fields.

For Macro Monday theme less is more. HMM

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In this mine it`s totally dark , so i have light painted with a flashlight

It is a wonderful feeling to walk around down in the underground and look at the beautiful ice and the old remains from the time when the mine was in operation. This place is totalt dark, so i have light paiinting it with a flashlight.I have stacked two photos.

This is the color version of one of the images from my black and white series 'Into The Cypress Swamps' that won me the overall title in the Travel Photographer of the Year competition a few months ago.

This one also has a more panoramic look, which was not possible for the bw version as that one was part of a series. It’s my favorite shot of the series, clearly because I’m in it. And the light isn’t too bad either.

The image was shot with a remote control - the camera was on a tripod that I carefully positioned in the water.

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If you would to see this amazing scenery yourself - we have set up the world's first Cypress Swamps photo tour to Louisiana and Texas. The 2016 tour is already fully booked, and there are only 6 spaces left on our three 2017 tours. If you're interested, don't hesitate and reserve your spot here: www.squiver.com

This is a unique photo adventure (until the usual suspects start copying us again) that will result in unique images. We will take you to the best spots and give you tons of tips on how to get the best results. And on how to prevent you from unwillingly donating your camera gear to the swamp gods - proper kayak technique! I know you’re interested, so why not have a look at the tour brochure here: ow.ly/R5fl1003dHi

Looking forward to paddling with you!

Marsel

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Temps de Flors 2017, Girona.

Girona, Temps de Flors es una exposición de flores que se celebra en la ciudad de Girona desde 1954. Su creador fue María Cobarsí y fue en ese año que, junto con algunas mujeres de la Sección Femenina de la Falange, crearon la primera exposición Desde 1956, cada mes de mayo, se celebra este festival de primavera que atrae a personas de todo el mundo.

Girona, Temps de Flors is an exhibition of flowers that has been held in the city of Girona since 1954. Its creator was Maria Cobarsí and it was in that year that, together with some women from the Feminine Section of the Phalange, they set up the First exposure Since 1956, every month of May, this spring festival is celebrated that attracts people from all over the world.